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Posts Tagged ‘Afrika21’

Last year, for Black History Month, I profiled Black American celebrities who traced their African ancestry. This year, still taking it back to Africa, but this time with some great music. I found a mix, by Nigerian Producer Teck Zilla. Teck Zilla, based in Montreal, teamed up with Society HAE to produce an audio-documentary of […]

The new Afrika 21 Mixtape is out! Created by the global arts an culture platform Society HAE and produced by DJ Frei of the Ahficianados, this volume is the round up of the performers of the All Africa Showcase at the arts, music, and interactive festival SXSW 2012.

I first heard of Bez on the Afrika 21 Mixtape series. Drawn to the message of high aspirations on the remix track “Super Sun” it quickly became one of my favorite tracks on the mixtape. On his album, “Super Sun,” released July 2011, Bez strums his guitar and plays with sounds of R&B, hip hop, […]

Society HAE returns with the third installment of Afrika 21 The Mixtape. This time they come with South Africa’s very own electronic artist Spoek Mathambo. Afrika 21 aims to highlight the African Renaissance by introducing creative thinkers from the continent. Click below to hear the new sound of Africa! AFRIKA21 The Mixtape vol. 3 by […]

Society HAE does it again with volume 2 of the Africa 21 mixtape. Produced by DJ Frei of the Ahficianados, the second volume of mixtape continues to highlight the emerging sound coming from the continent. Tracks by Blitz the Ambassador (Ghana), Jean Grae (South Africa), K’naan (Somalia), and Bez (Nigeria) are included. Download the mixtape […]

Afrika 21 is a project by lifestyle and culture blog Society HAE which spotlights emerging artists from the African continent in the realms of fashion, music, art, and all things creative. The Afrika 21 Mixtape is produced by Frei of the Ahficiandos and features 21 African pop and hip-hop artists such as Mister Rae (Nigeria), […]